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Well hello and welcome to episode 16 of the third series of the haiku pea podcast. I’m Patricia and today I’d like to read you haiku and senryu on the topic of joy.
I have a little bit of housekeeping today. Thank you for all my coffees. Did I already tell you that I now have enough to buy a bit of software which should make the website a little bit more user-friendly? In particular the poets’ directory. I’m not sure when I’ll be able to put it into action. I have to sweet talk my husband who will be doing it for me and probably take him out for a few more coffees.
I’d like to thank everyone who sent me an email with universally positive feedback for episode 15, the one with Ben Gaa and Roger Watson. I’d like to do some more of these, indeed I have a couple lined up and if you can think of someone that you’d particularly like to hear from let me know by email and I’ll try and get hold of them and create a little bit of audio and video for you.
Speaking of creating a little bit of audio, Ben Gaa is back in the next episode to read you more of his haiku but in October I don’t have any readings. Who would like to step up to the plate?
As I told you last time the summer edition of the Poetry Pea journal of haiku and senryu is out now, both in paperback and kindle version. I know some of you can only get the kindle version in your territory and have given me a positive feedback, so I’ll continue creating both versions going forward.
A quick reminder that I’m accepting submissions for the topic of loss, your deadline is the 1st of September, emails only please. Try not to use the word loss in your verse show me instead a moment of haiku about loss.
We had a very large number of submissions for today’s topic. It was a topic that seem to inspire verse from our regular poets and poets new to the podcast. A huge thanks to Robert Horrobin who was the editor for the submissions. I’ll be reading one verse from all the poets whose work Robert accepted but don’t forget there will be bonus haiku and senryu in the autumn journal, as there are in all the Poetry Pea Journals.
I’ve changed the format slightly. I’ll still read a few haiku which have been previously published and then I have split this weeks original verses into groups, because it struck me that the verses fit quite naturally into certain categories. I’m not going to tell you what these connections are, it will be interesting to know what you think, so if you have any ideas email me.
This time I’m going to try a method which I’ve acquired from Ben Gaa so that you know when each category begins and ends. Let me know if it helps.
I will read the poem first and then let you know who wrote it.
Previously published
rosy dawn
our paddles stippled
with petals
Debbie Strange
Highly Commended
2019 New Zealand Poetry Society Int’l Competition
From A Moment’s Longing: Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology 2019, edited by Tanya McDonald.
Vegas
Her winning
Smile
Robert Epstein
Original Work
We’ll kickoff today with one of the poets who are new to us:
so sweet
that joy that is almost
pain
**Karla Linn Merrifield
palpitations
…the dull ache
of first love
Vandana Parashar
raindrops
seeping into me
a love ballad
Richa Sharma
record scratch
I chortle at
his dance moves
Kelli Lage
grandpa’s shadow
sitting from across him . . .
moonlight tales
**Taofeek Ayeyemi
a love letter
signed in italics
“Your Fool”
Bakhtiyar Amini
sunny drizzle –
your zest
my lemon cake
Dorothy Burrows
smiling …
in his eyes
a rainbow
Daniela Misso
geishas silk
painted red lips–sigh
artificial joy
Linda L Ludwig
a cowgirl tossing
her smile, as if I might
get away
Rp Verlaine
crying tears
of joy
the new mother
Laura Lynn Driscoll
tears turning to rain
footprints become memories
puddles of joy
Michael Feil
Priory ruins glow
Vibrations kiss air hugged skin
Emerald body floats
**Katy Simpson
The next three poets that we hearing from are new to the podcast.
shaking
the raindrops out of the tree—
childhood
**Diana Salusia
soap bubbles
a boy chases
his laughter
**Veronika Zora Novak
first rain . . .
children jump and dance
naked
**Owolabi Awwal Olanrewaju
fistful of sweets
today I am
a kid at heart
Tiffany Shaw Diaz
first day of school
the excited chatter
of starlings
Marilyn Ward
downpour
a little girl’s laughter
runs in circles
m shane pruett
evening breeze…
my niece lets me
pinch her cheeks
Neelam Dadhwal
Sunday in Paris—
children’s boats float
in the pond
Elaine Wilburt
at long last
no more sleepless nights…
school project
Willie R Bongcaron
touching grass
for the first time —
toddler toes
Julie Bloss Kelsey
The next two poets are new to the podcast. The first poet, Jeff, is a fellow resident of Zürich and the crossover from my career. He’s also writing about something which brings me great joy.
the sweetest of spots
sound of willlow
on leather
**Jeff Brake
crossing the line
plumes of coloured smoke rise
with the cheers
**Michael Kitchen
fake Heidi
wears Gucci
on her morning hike
Bisshie
‘yesterday’
impromptu karaoke
after dinner
Dr Tim Gardiner
unknown melody
unheard lyrics
yet the heart soars
Anjali Warhadpande
Beethoven’s ninth
the children try to stop
giggling
Jay Friedenberg
August night
crickets pleasing symphony
a woman discos
Bhawana Upadhyay
shostakovitch two
movement one climactic phrase
chills up and down spine
Richard Bailly
We have only one new poet in this section of the podcast listen out for Kevin Flanigan
ah, the smell
of fresh ground coffee
…this morning’s enema
wendy c bialek
out of the darkness
something special is brewing
first tea of the day
Sarah Bint Yusef
one-by-one blueberries
Roberta Beach Jacobson
Sweetness of wild fruit
Summer on wetted lips
Juices of sipped sin
Richard Hargreaves
two worlds blend
spicy and hot
kismet
Barbara Carlson
boiling honey
a scent of warm orange blossoms
permeates the house
**Kevin Flanagan
unstoppable
the mint wafer
urge
Christina Chin
Let’s start this section with a poet new to the podcast:
wind chimes –
the joy of
reading haiku
**Neera Kashyap
butterfly net –
chasing words
for this haiku
Valentina Ranaldi Adams
windowless room
a book of haiku
takes him outside
David Oates
within pages the secret life of a bookworm
Rashmi VeSa
fireflies
the words on the page
begin to shine
Jonathan Roman
midnight latte
some roasted peanuts
and a sonnet
Zahra Mughis
In this section I’m going to introduce you to three poets new to the podcast. Keep an ear out for Maggie Roycraft, Lorraine Padden and Melissa Patterson
tilt left
careen to the right
first two wheeler
**Maggie Roycraft
british racing green
polished paintwork shiny chrome
1964 MGB
Rob McKinnon
my white knuckle ride
he drives over Jackson Heights
joy in his eyes
Elaine Patricia Morris
banners and kleenex
in every hand-
troops returning home
**Lorraine Padden
She hums happily
as I blow dry her hair
Autumn morning
**Melissa Patterson
happier than the bride
her great-grandmother
catches the bouquet
Tracy Davidson
twilight years…
the joy of turning in
early
Jason Furtak
Two poets in this section are new to the podcast. Hello to Riham-El Ashry and Garrett Schuelke
closed lids fluttering sun and shadow leaves
Craig Kittner
spring
old walk
brand new leaves
Jane Berg
sun beams behind leaves
sparkling on my teeth
**Riham El-Ashry
Trees with
love carvings
heal themselves
**Garret Schuelke
halfway up the tree
I consider
my next move
Giddy Nielsen Sweep
heavenly sky
I climb the ladder
of an old pine
Kristen Lindquist
flowering apple tree
the joy of pollination
honey bees
Eva Drobná
Listen out for Lekha Desai Morrison, Veronica Eisert, and Mike Rehling who are the three poets new to the podcast in this section.
the sun shines
the flower captures
smiles everywhere
**Lekha Desai Morrison
picnic basket
picking some wild flowers
to see her smile
Cyrille Soliman
flowers for August
in the full sun that makes sure
they become pure bliss.
**Veronica Eisert
catching
a dandelion seed
the thrill of possibilities
**Mike Rehling
in the fields
buttercups brush my legs
with stardust
Jenni Wyn Hyatt
Poppy field red alert
stretching beyond seeing,
lost in it’s oneness
Ian Speed
pink peony
opens to the sun
a geisha’s lips
Kim Russell
Nature – flying things
There are five poets in this section who have never written for us before. Beth Cusack, an’ya, Angela Terry, BA France and Carrie Ann Thunell
dragonfly lifts me
its wings in sunlight reveal
a web of bright truth.
**Beth Cusack
sun erupts into day
dragonfly wings
ignite the air
Robert Quezada
windowpane
I touch my fingers
to a butterfly
**an’ya
morning shadows
and then suddenly
a butterfly
**Angela Terry
no butterfly
but a spent yellow leaf
just as beautiful
Mike Gallagher
I didn’t notice
the butterfly that
landed on me
Narayanan Subramanian
bumblebee napping
— simple happiness
in an open bloom
**BA France
a lady bug
on the boc choi—
dancing wind chimes
**Carrie Ann Thunell
gravity has
no hold on the sky-lark’s
spiraling song
Hannah Hulbert
We will start this section by welcoming a poet who is new to the podcast.
home at last
a baby turtle
dives into the ocean
**Rajeshwari Srinivasan
still pond
the coot chicks
near grown
Pearl
Dog tongue hanging
Wind-blown ears flapping
Out a car window
Linda L. Kruschke
unlocking sound
behind the door
a wagging tail
Tomislav Sjekloća
sun trap
the cat’s tail tickles
my toes
Debbie Strange
Fiona, our only poet new to the podcast in this section, turns on the light for us:
On this full moon night
A scattering of stars
Brings the shadows to light
**Fiona H
seeing the comet
i throw my hat in the air
it lands first
James Young
midnight bay
beyond the shingle
our stepping-stone stars
John Hawkhead
power cut–
the joy of shadow birds
in the candle light
Srinivas S
Of the three poets in this section, only one is a regular, Wayne Kingston, who incidently has a new book out. A big hello to Trey Treeful and RJ Tungsten.
sliver of blue sky
after yesterday’s grey day
a magic carpet
**Trey Treeful
Shadows from the clouds
Provide relief from the sun;
Breathe in the beauty
**RJ Tungsten
plump cloud vapor
drifts
bright cerulean
canvas
summer quilting
Wayne Kingston New Book: Sound the Depth Paperback – June 16, 2020
And we will finish with six poets who are regulars to the podcast.
filling emptiness
waves dance over each other–
the sky meets the sea
Professor R K Singh New Book: God Too Awaits
tiny spring
flows freely along the trails
calm trickle
Serlina Rose
liberated
by summer heat
a rivulet’s joy
Paul Callus
at one with nature
seasonal observations
from my balcony
Andrew Syor
wild barley –
blonde hair blowing
in a prairie wind
Art Fredeen
vista point
those few moments alone
with the horizon
Deborah P Kolodji
My sincere thanks to everybody who took part in today’s podcast. It’s been a real honour to read your work.
Don’t forget if the inspiration hits you to email me your submissions for loss, deadline first of September.
Thank you once again to Robert Horrobin for editing today’s submissions. I know you’re missing all the wonderful haiku dropping into your inbox, Robert, but we’ll do it again.
You should also be able to find today’s poets in the poets’ directory on the website. If someone is missing just let me know and I’ll put it right.
Thank you so much to everyone for coming along and listening to this episode I look forward to welcoming you in a couple of weeks. I think I have more treats for you then. But until then don’t forget, keep writing…
If there is something missing from the shownotes just email me and I’ll sort it out for you. Ciao
**Poets new to the podcast.
